Center Grove tight end Nat Wozniak visited Minnesota last weekend and was impressed. "The coaches feel I can do big things there," he said, "and I do, too."

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The University of Miami (Fla.) has been recruiting Center Grove High School tight end Nate Wozniak since last spring so Center Grove football coach Eric Moore was surprised when the 6-9, 250-pound Wozniak committed to Minnesota on Thursday.

"But it's the (players') lives, not mine," Moore said. "I don't know as much about Minnesota but I know coach (Jerry) Kill has done a great job there."

Wozniak's final three choices included Purdue but he eliminated the Boilermakers last week. Wozniak, who said Minnesota assistant coach Jeff Phelps starting recruiting him shortly after Miami, visited ...